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Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. // Image from Library of Parliament

Two monumental projects to impact our understanding of who, and where, we are

March 3, 2021 — 
Researchers at the University of Manitoba are receiving a combined $4.7 million in funding for two projects

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The NCTR is restructuring its archives, including many historical Indigenous images

NCTR reimagines what its archives can be, and do

March 3, 2021 — 
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) undertakes a project to restructure and decolonize its data

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People wearing masks.

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Pandemic fallout

March 1, 2021 — 
Newcomers and Indigenous people shoulder heavier burden

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Illustration of matches for ResearchLIFE feature.

Preventing unintended disaster

March 1, 2021 — 
A UM team is starting a novel study to see if our cautionary measures are enabling a disaster somewhere else

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Digitizing archives can make information more accessible, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. // Shutterstock

For the record: Digitizing archives can increase access to information but compromise privacy

March 1, 2021 — 
'Given the ubiquity of digital technologies today, creating archives of born-digital records must be our most urgent priority — including records created during the COVID-19 pandemic'

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On the wing

March 1, 2021 — 
How birds changed their migrations during lockdowns

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Hip to heparin

March 1, 2021 — 
A University of Manitoba research team is emerging as a global leader in COVID-19 anticoagulation trials thanks to their innovative, global trial studying different types of heparin, an anticoagulant (blood thinning) and anti-inflammatory drug

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Cover illustration for ResearchLIFE Winter 2021.

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Introducing the ResearchLIFE Winter 2021 issue

March 1, 2021 — 
UM researchers 'continuing to move knowledge forward on all research projects in general but critical COVID research activities in particular'

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COVID-19 anxiety in the age of the anthropocene

March 1, 2021 — 
Graduate student Sarah Paradis work will show how traditional learning environments, such as schools and classrooms have become impacted by the pandemic

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Emerging Themes in Indigenous Business, March 18 to 19, 2021. Register before Friday, March 12, 2021.

Asper School of Business

Asper School hosts international research conference on emerging themes in Indigenous Business

February 26, 2021 — 
The Asper School of Business and the James W. Burns Leadership Institute will be holding an international  conference designed to encourage and present research that deepens our knowledge of Indigenous matters within the context of management studies

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